The 2026 CFP National Championship Game will take place Monday, Jan 19 at 7:30p ET. Teams are currently TBD. For the second year in a row, 12 teams were chosen to compete in the College Football Playoff, putting the National Championship Game in late January.

The new two-week NCAA transfer portal window opens Friday, Jan. 2 — one day after the CFP quarterfinal — and lasts through Friday, Jan. 16. Teams that play in the CFP National Championship Game will have a five-day portal period from Jan. 20-24.

UW-River Falls defeated Johns Hopkins in an NCAA Division III national semifinal, 48-41, clinching the program's first trip to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl for the national championship.

“USF quarterback Byrum Brown intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal, he tells ESPN. Brown accounted for 92 career touchdowns – 61 pass/31 rush – which will be the most among returning players in college football in 2026. He's repped by Shawn O'Dare of Rosenhaus Sports,” Thamel wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

Ole Miss expected about a month-long wait for a response from the NCAA, George said during Saturday’s College Football Playoff game against Tulane. Chambliss told the ESPN broadcast crew, which is calling the game on TNT, he applied for the waiver three weeks ago.

Our Oregon vs. Texas Tech predictions think Dan Lanning's squad should be trusted in a game that's otherwise evenly matched.